Stuck Starter
I want to thank everybody for your input. Art, I tryed your idea and it worked. However, being the rookie of all rookies I did make problems for myself, but it also gave me an opportunity to laugh at myself. I went ahead and removed the starter end off the replacement starter first just to see what I would be doing. Good luck for me putting it back together. I then losened up the bolts and it immediately gave me more wiggle room but it still wouldn't come out. So I went ahead and removed the bolts. Everything eventually came out with the exception of the armature. This is the part where I laugh at myself. First I thought I would get the starter out of the way. There was not enough room to remove the starter and it got stuck in between the engine, tranny and the steering mechanisms. I mean it was stuck because I thought I can turn the steering and work it loose but it only made it tighter. I eventually had to losen the tie rod sleeve completely and the starter fell to the ground. I then back back to the armature that was still stuck. I had a friend turn the engine as I tryed to wiggle it out. Still no luck. I knew that If I tryed prying it out hard I might break a piece of the armature inside but I felt I had to take a chance. I did and it came out without breaking anything. Since I had already taken my replacement starter apart I tryed fitting the armature and it doesn't fit in right either. I will go back out and try it again just in case.
